15:22 Lyon-Parilly
Laurent Descours Maiden Stakes
Flat
• 1599m
• €21,000
• 10
C
3 yrs
223
Runner-up in his first 2 starts (both over 1600m) at Saint-Cloud earlier this year and lost little in defeat when 3rd over a mile at Chantilly on 26 April. Makes obvious appeal - the one to beat
N Bizakov
€14,850
G
3 yrs
70
Failed to improve, following an introductory 7th on PSF, when switched to turf at Le Croise-Laroche (1800m) on 20 April, finishing a well-beaten 14th. Others preferred
Jorg Breuer Ua
€0
C
3 yrs
2624
Has finished 2nd in 2 of 4 appearances and wasn't disgraced, although slightly disappointing, when 4th over 2000m at Marseille-Borely on 27 May. Not taken lightly
M Arch/p Boulakia/a Klodawski
€9,870
G
3 yrs
5-
Finished an encouraging 5th on debut at Deauville on PSF over 1500m (on 15 December). Supplemented for this race and likely to go well on his reappearance - chief threat to the selection
Macauliffe/don/de Souza
€763
C
3 yrs
543F5
Lightly raced colt with sound references, including a respectable 5th over 1800m at Evreux on 22 May. Has a place chance
J Romel
€7,150
G
3 yrs
02
Improved markedly after a modest debut (11th) to finish 2nd over 1700m at Granville on 19 May. Could have more to offer
Baron Ed De Rothschild
€0
G
3 yrs
9869
Unplaced in all 4 appearances, the latest on handicap debut in a 1600m Quinte+ at Saint-Cloud on 1 May. Should find this easier but must improve to be competitive
Mr Vaclav Slovak
€0
G
3 yrs
8
Was slightly disappointing when only 8th of 11 on debut over 1400m at Le Mans on 15 May. Would've gained from that experience
Wertheimer & Frere
€0
F
3 yrs
7
Well-bred Dubawi filly who would've benefitted from the experience of her debut 7th at Compiegne (1600m) on 31 May. Keep safe as improvement is expected
Godolphin SNC
€0
F
3 yrs
07
Made no impression on debut (11th) at Strasbourg and only finished 7th over 2000m at Nancy on 22 May, so is best watched for now
B Recher
€0
F
3 yrs
34-342
Has never been worse than 5th (on debut) in her 6 starts - was 4th twice and 3rd twice before improving to finish 2nd over 1600m at Le Mans on 15 May. Not taken lightly
R shaykhutdinov
€14,730
Race Overview
OZAT (1) has revealed considerable promise in his 3 starts, finishing 2nd twice, and has a good opportunity to open his account. Returning ISTANBLUE (4), who was supplemented for this race, caught the eye when finishing 5th in a competitive/quality field on debut last year and is open to any amount of improvement on his belated (eagerly anticipated) reappearance, so could pose a threat. MAITRE D'ARMES (6), after a much-improved 2nd at Granville, and likely improvers RIVER FALLS (9) and SPEAKER (8), both of whom would've benefitted from introductory outings, appeal most of the remainder.
Selection:
1 - 4 - 6
